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He said his last engagement with someone from the national set-up was with assistant coach Rob Howley in 2014.

Despite Hook's good form for Gloucester in the Aviva Premiership, the 29-year-old said: "I always hope, but it is out of my hands. I have not had any contact or anything.

"It has probably helped me because I have focused on Gloucester and not thought about Wales.

"I do hope I get a shout from Wales at some point, but it has not happened for a while and I am not expecting it. If it does happen, great, if not..."

Hook added: "Rob Howley spoke to me last autumn about straightening up and things like that, so I am trying to bring that into my game.

"But other than that, I am trying to focus on what I have got to do here [at Gloucester], rather than what they want me to do.

"Wales play direct, and I would like to think I could fit into that if needed. I am more of a heads-up player, but I can stick to a structure if needed.

"In the past, you think a lot about the World Cup as it comes up, but not being in the squad has helped me take my focus off it and I am just enjoying my time with Gloucester and not thinking about Wales, in a way.

"I have taken the pressure off myself. I am not expecting anything to happen, and if it did, it would be a bonus.

"It is the first time in my career that has happened, which is frustrating because you want to be in there, but you get over it and focus on what you have to do. At 29, I should be in my prime, but that is the way it goes."

Wales kick-off their World Cup campaign against Uruguay at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on September 20.